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2011 EDTA Conference



Event Summary


Held April 19th-April 21st in Washington, DC, the 2011 EDTA Conference more than doubled the number of attendees from the previous year. The three-day event, with the theme, The Time is Now, highlighted the expansion of the electric drive industry and reflected the sense of momentum and the tremendous opportunities in helping electric the transportation sector. The dozens of distinguished speakers and exhibitors at the 2011 Conference provided a unique opportunity to learn about the latest technology advancements, policy developments, emerging standards and deployment efforts across the electric drive spectrum.


Featured Speakers


The Honorable Steven Chu, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy will kick-off the conference at the Innovation Motorcade.

 

Ray LaHood The Honorable Ray H. Lahood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation will be a speaker for the Opening Plenary.

 

Richard
BroomeRichard Broome, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications, The Hertz Corporation. (Opening Plenary)

 

Ted CraverTed Craver, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Edison International, Co-Chairman, Board of Directors, Electric Drive Transportation Association. (Opening Plenary)

 

Michael HanceMichael R. Hance, V.P. Global Automotive Engineering, UPS. (Opening Plenary)

 


Tony
PosawatzTony Posawatz, Vehicle Line Director for the Chevy Volt, General Motors Company, Co-Chairman, Board of Directors, Electric Drive Transportation Association. (Opening Plenary)

 

Luis
RamirezLusi Manuel Ramírez, Chief Executive Officer, GE Energy Industrial Solutions. (Opening Plenary)

 

Jonathan BrowningJonathan Browning, President and CEO, Volkswagen Group of America. (Closing Plenary)

 



Companies Represented in
Workshop & Breakout Sessions:

A123 Systems
Advanced Energy
Advanced Mechanical Products Aerovironment
Allison Transmission
Azure Dynamics
Best Buy
BMW
Bright Automotive
Capstone
Celgard
Chrysler Group Global Electric Motor Cars LLC
Club Assist*
Coulomb Technologies
Delphi
DOE
Dow Kokam
Duke Energy
Eaton*
Ecotality
Edison Electric Institute Edison International*
EDTA
EEI
Electric Power Research Institute
Electrovaya
Enova Systems
Envia Systems
EPRI
eVgo
EVSE LLC
Ford
Frost & Sullivan
General Electric*
General Motors/Chevrolet*
GridPoint
Gridwise Alliance

Hertz
Honda
Intelligent Energy
John Deere/Phoenix International
Johnson Controls*
L-3 Communications
Leviton
Lightning Rod Foundation
Mitsubishi Motors*
National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium*
National Grid
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nissan
NRG EV Services LLC
NUVERA Fuel Cells
Odyne
Pacific Gas & Electric
Proterra
PRTM
Remy
Rockwood/Chemetall
RP Associates
Sempra Utilities
Siemens
Smith Electric Vehicles*
Southern California Edison
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tesla Motors
Toyota*
Underwriters Laboratories
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center 
U.S. Department of Energy/Clean Cities


*identifies a sponsor



"The quality of the sessions, the quality of the exhibitions has been just great. It's been exciting to be a part of it and I think we've taken a lot away from it."
-Greg Frenette, Ford Motor Company

"It's very well attended, a lot of good questions by a tough group of people asking the questions."
-Russ Keifer, General Electric Motorcars


AMP Electric Vehicles
Chevrolet
Hyundai
Mitsubishi Motors
Nissan
Odyne
Smith Electric Vehicles
Tesla Motors
Think!
Toyota
VIA Motors
EV Charging Stations